Nigeria: Boko Haram burn homes and school in north-eastern town
Nigeria’s military battling militants ABUJA, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Militant group Boko Haram has torched several homes and a school…
Locust outbreak reaches South Sudan – officials
JUBA, Feb 29 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — South Sudan has the become the latest country to be hit by the worst locust…
Zambia first lady weeps over ‘gas attacks’ on children
First Lady of Zambia Esther Lungu LUSAKA, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambia’s First Lady Esther Lungu broke down in tears…
Cameroon’s international partners call for investigation into Anglophone village massacre
YAOUNDE, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cameroon’s international partners including France and the United Nations have condemned last week’s killing of…
US Sec of State Pompeo closes Africa tour with warning about China’s ’empty promises’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ADDIS ABABA, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday…
Despite trade wars, Pres Trump says US ‘open for business’
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump saidthat he wants to avoid policies that make it difficult for other…
Brexit: Britain unveils points-based immigration plan
LONDON, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain unveils a newpoints-based immigration system that ends the free movement of people and prioritises…
Libya’s UN-backed government suspends participation in Geneva peace talks
TRIPOLI, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s unity government announced it would halt its participation in UN talks aimed at brokering…
Update: 14 test positive among US plane evacuees from Japan cruise ship
The Diamond Princess was placed in a 14-day quarantine in early February WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fourteen people who…
Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro celebrates crime index falls to its lowest level in more than a decade
BRASILIA, Feb 17 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro celebrated after a crime index showed homicides fell to their lowest…